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    "id": 1008501,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1008501/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this Petition very strongly. More particularly, when you read the Constitution in Article 227, it was speaking to the situation to which this Petition is talking to. Knowing that in the past, certain categories of people had been either discriminated or did not have the means to be competitive in procurement processes. They are actually very complicated. What happens when a process is very complicated? People build up cartels. People have insider information. So, if you are somebody suffering from disability or a young person trying to venture into business, it is extremely difficult under the current legal framework. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Petition is justified. We should go beyond just the committee looking into it and reporting. The Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act should speak to what has been brought up in this Petition. If we want the youth and certain people who are specified in the Constitution to not suffer from an unfair advantage, then the law should be positive. It should be cultured and framed in such a way that it is possible during these procurement processes to enable the youth and the other disadvantaged groups to take part in business and procurement processes effectively. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to point out that Article 227 of the Constitution was built out of a mischief and the past malpractices in this sector. That is something you do not find in many constitutions in the world yet our Constitution talks about the need for having a fair, equitable, transparent and competitive and cost effective procurement process."
}